Belarus: Harsh Religion Law Put on Hold
The Belarusian parliament has announced it will put off until October consideration of a piece of legislation that has been described as one of the most repressive religion laws of any former Soviet republic.
The Belarusian parliament has announced it will put off until October consideration of a piece of legislation that has been described as one of the most repressive religion laws of any former Soviet republic.
A gathering of Seventh-day Adventist women in Yaounde, Cameroon, last week drew national radio and television coverage, report organizers of the event.
Seventh-day Adventist leaders joined with United States Senators John Kerry and Rick Santorum at a June 26 press conference to announce the introduction of the Workplace Religious Freedom Act (WRFA) of 2002.
A Seventh-day Adventist pastor and his family have been expelled from a town in the central Asian country of Azerbaijan after local officials accused the church of contemplating "terrorist activities."
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency office in Uzbekistan recently began a clothing distribution project that will assist nearly 56,000 people in four different provinces.
Seventh-day Adventist leaders in Tanzania are calling for the prayers of the worldwide Adventist community in the aftermath of a train crash June 24 in which 51 church members were killed.